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Mercury 2.5 (medium) vs GLM 5.3 FlashX (high)

GLM 5.3 FlashX (high) leads on average score with 6.8 vs 6.8. Mercury 2.5 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.022 vs $0.135. Mercury 2.5 (medium) is faster at 3.19s vs 12.07s, with pass rates of 65.2% vs 68.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-21

Compared models

Rank
#169
Total Output Tokens
120,129
Response Time (avg)
3.19s
Total Cost
$0.022
Rank
#163
Total Output Tokens
83,899
Response Time (avg)
12.07s
Total Cost
$0.135
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (6.8 vs 6.8), while costing about 6.2x less than GLM 5.3 FlashX (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Mercury 2.5 medium Release: 2026-09-08 GLM 5.3 FlashX GLM 5.3 FlashX high Release: 2026-09-21
Score 6.8 6.8
Rank #169 #163
Reliability 9.8 10.0
Consistency 8.6 8.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.2% 68.2%
Flaky tests 4 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.181 1.125
Total Cost $0.022 $0.135
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.370 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $1.250 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 91,402 81,365
Output Tokens 3,138 6,821
Reasoning Tokens 116,991 77,078
Response Time (avg) 3.19s 12.07s
Response Time (max) 9.87s 91.16s
Response Time (total) 70.18s 265.62s
Parameters ~100B 320B total (18B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#169 Mercury 2.5

medium
Cost
$0.001
Time
3.8s
Tokens
3,386 tok

#163 GLM 5.3 FlashX

high
Cost
$0.030
Time
169.4s
Tokens
23,950 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2.5 5.0 5.1 44.5% 2 3.70s 7,807 488 21,857
GLM 5.3 FlashX 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 8.06s 7,317 374 9,267

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